Welcome to Country ceremonies have now grown to become a regular feature of everyday life in Australia, and is seen as a sacred tradition to launch public events like the AFL.

An Aboriginal leader has offered a suggestion on how to change the Welcome to Country to avoid a repeat of the disastrous ceremony at an AFL semifinal on September 14.

There’s been a lot of debate about Welcome to Country ceremonies. We find out what they are, why they’re performed and why there’s been some debate about their place in Australian society.

Unlike a Welcome to Country, an Acknowledgement of Country can be done by a non-Indigenous person. It is often delivered at the start of meetings or events to pay respect to the Traditional Owners.

Inside the extraordinary rise of 'Welcome to Country' and the truth about its origins - as Aussies start to question if it's being overused. The cultural ceremonies have become a fixture in Australia ...

Brisbane ratepayers slugged with insane $135,000 Welcome to Country bill - and there's nothing they can do about it. Welcome to Country ceremonies costing hundreds of thousands ...

Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country ceremonies have become a hot-button issue in recent months, with some high-profile voices including Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister ...

As an ex-player who now listens to Welcome to Country in the same way as most of the population, I feel it is being overdone. Welcome to Country at the footy is not the place to push personal views.